Chileshe Kapwepwe Quotes

Once women are able to have this strong base, they will have a much stronger voice to speak up against exclusion.

I would say, yes. You know, when a woman gets into a position of power, even me as secretary general of COMESA, a lot of people assumed it was given to me because “it’s time a woman led COMESA”. But the facts are that I did not get into this position as a token.

The skills and abilities anyone brings to a job are what matter, not because you are a man or woman.

What you can achieve or what you are capable of is taken away simply because you are a woman.

But had it been a man taking up the same position, none of this would have come up. It is just taken on face value that men are capable and that’s why they get into these high positions.